Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
FLORIDA RAILROADS.
Some ofthe Enterprises Now Being
Pushed 10 Compilation.


SANFORD, FLA, Jan. 31.-Meetiug Col.
S. b. Carter, chief engineer and manager
OF the Blue Springs, Orange City and At
lantic railroad, the NEWS representative
| inquired about the prospects o. this road.
! From points aiven, IL would seem 1t is
! going to be finished soon. The iron is
| laid eight miles east of Orange City, or
| sixteen miles in ali in operation from the
| st. John's river. over 100 men are at
work, and it will be pushed forward with
all speed. 1t is broad gauge, the iron
| fifty pounds 10 the yard. 1t Will
| be well made, substantial and
solid The road will be running TO New
| SMYRNA, On-the- Halifax, by March l.
For the first twelve or fifteen miles from
! the st. Johns It runs through tine Sec
ton, then follows a "iat woOds' stretch
! till Glencoe Is reached, then through
| the celebrated Turnbull hummOck TO
| New Smyrna. AT this latter terminus an
| extensive and substantial dock Is being
| built. 1t will be some 450 feet long,
| the outer end touching the main
channel; the wharf proper at the
! channel end will be 40x80 feet. At the
| junction OF this road with the jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West railway, west
oi Orange City, a very neat depot has just
been erected by the two companies. They
nave three vessels en- route to Palatka
with iron (some 1,050 tOns) and will
push the road TO completion as fast as
possible.
An important meeting will be held at
Orange City Tuesday in regard to estab-
fishing a Methodist College there. The
townspeople give good school building,
ten acres in land, and a goodly sum in
cash. Bishop Foss, OF Minnesota, and
several other eminent Methodsts will be
present.
WORK ON THE JACKSONVILLE, MANATEE
AND GULF RAILROAD,
from Lakeland and Plant City to the Man
atee river, will probably be commenced
soon. President Drane was in New York
last week in the interests OF the road, and
it Is understood he was successful. 1t
will be built from both Plant City and
Lakeland, the junction being at point
some eight miles south OF the former
place, ana sixteen or the latter. Judge
Tillman, of Georgia, one OF the directors,
is very sanguine over the prospects ofthe
road and is working assiduously in it's
interests. The route lies through very
good section, with little waste lands. and
they expect large and lucrative bust
ness from the Manatee river country. 1t
Will be eighty miles long.
MR.. w. X. LEUTE,
one Of Volusia county's foremost citi-
Zens, informs us that the latest addition
TO thriving Seville is bank, This is one
OF the phenomenal towns of South Florida,
with complete waterworbs, drainage and
sewerage systems, a grand hotel, fine
residences, and, above all, lots of pluck
and enterprise. The bank will start in at
once, with W. X. Leute President aud Nj.
K. Robinson as Cashier. The latter gen.
tleman was the State agent for Indiana
for the Travellers Insurance Company for
twelve years, and also mas had expert
ence in the banking business at Frank
lin, Pa. With these gentlemen in charee
tue institution should prosper. The Sc
vile Company has expended a large
amount IN the improvement OF this
place, and say they are hardly
half through yet. The Gazette
is now known as the Seville Independent,
with MIR. Charles A. Choate, a fine Jour
naliSt, at its head. The register of their
fine hostery, the Hotel Seville, shows
that good detachment OF the missing
tourists" nave, at one time and another
this season, enjoyed its hospitalities.
Mr.. II. 6. Hubbard, the well-known
special agent OF the Smithsonian insUi-
tute at Washington, who resides al Cres-
cent City, is placing the people of the
State under great Obligations to him for
his active researches in their behalf. He
has been experimenting on a new vege-
table-the chO.cho-a Mexican product.
u.
VIII prove of great value TO Florida. Ii
grows on a running or climbing vine
similar to "hOrse-beans," and Yields an
extraordinary crOp-twO to four bushels
to the vine. The specimens we saw were
not unlike "rotund'' cucumber, four or
five inches long and two thick, and in color
very much like that vegetable. Those VINO
have tried Its edible qualities say it pos
sesses valuable qualifications. That it
is better than cucumbers cut up cold, is
preferable to eggplant fried. and more
wholesome and palatable than stewed
squash" There, you have all Its good
qualities IN nutshell-Of bad ones,
doubtless, it has none.
Mr.. George +. Sawyer, one OF the earli-
est residents of Sanford, died at his home
stead, near Sorrento, early Saturday
morning, and was buried here Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Moore officiating. The Masonic
and knights of Honor lodges attended in
a body. Mr.. Sawyer was long "a citizen
of Sanford and very much Interested in
It's growth. For the last year he has been
in very poor health, and a trip to Hot
Springs, Ark, proved of but temporary
benefit. Bis death had been daily eX.
pee ed for the last fortnight.
The MayOralty question is the exciting
pOipt in the Gate CITY just now. AT a
mass meeting recently held Mr.. II. l..
LIlienthal was declared the nominee
NJ any of the citizens were dissatisfied and
prevailed upon Mr.. George IL. Fernold TO
accept nomination from them, W Mich he
did. Public opinion is widely divided,
but from present indications Mr.. Fernold
leads in the race.
DOTS.
The daily shipment Of oranges for the
past week from this point over the jack
sonville. Tampa and Key West railway
has averaged over $500 boxes, or eleven
carloads.
Steps are being taken to have shade
trees planted along the streets. Such a
sLep is in the right direction and would
add to the attractiVeness OF the town
The Seminole, Winter Parks grand
winter home, is doing well. Over 1870
guests were enjoying its hospitalities last
Wednesday.
Chattanoosa's Boom.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Feb. 2.-Regls-